Factors Affecting Growth

Every parent would want their children to develop optimal and healthy. Therefore, parents need to know, what-what affects child development. That way later on in the coaching process can be optimized.

There are four factors that influence child development.

1. environment

A loving environment and adequate facilities in the form of stimulation, making a great impact on increasing the level of intelligence of the child. Good environmental stimulation will lead to the addition of cortical thickness (layers of the brain), increasing the number of synapses (contact) per neuron (nerve cell) and the addition of the capillaries in the brain.





2. maturity

Development of a mature nervous system will make the body's organ functions perfectly. For example, the function of the senses become more perfect. It can help children improve their ability to receive stimulation.

3. Social influence

Reciprocal relationships between children and the social environment, such as parenting and education will affect the cognitive development of children. A warm, nurturing and loving to improve child development.

4. nutrition

Nutrition provides a major influence on overall child development, both physical and brain. Provision of sufficient nutrients and implementing a balanced diet should be given since the fetus in the womb. There is a theory which states on the runway period of brain growth (brain growth spurt), ie when the mother's pregnancy into three trimesters and after birth until the age of 2 years.

Source : http://gayahidupsehat.org/faktor-yang-mempengaruhi-tumbuh-kembang-anak/#more-885